The Sun. — London, England, 1818-02-21 00:00:00

pre;:ent one, ar.:l , some other routine business hay jog been dl.:3posed of volla , a bill was lirou'ght in to cc te the Charg es cf die Practitioner s i n t h e se veral Courts of this Island, which went through t he' several stages, and was Massed .by a large ma toe only alteration Made in it from that of. the preee4ing Session being that * it w ' !t orn and a f ter the 3lst inst. and that ill It ha commenc a 'du e rai.o u s years cla use f or three . " Committees were then appointed to revive the various Bills that were in progress through the ilouse in th e l ate Session, when they , were 411 rePnried,. and received several readings. standing Committees ‘vere to revive all business, /11°4Y -bills excel-Act!. Thursday their Honours the Count! Passe d the Solicitors' Bill *, with only one dis.sen tietit voice. Yesterday the Poll-tax Bill was passed by the Rouse, after which it was adjuilined until ten o'clo c k t h is morning, when it will be prormnied." *This Bill had. been the cause of a dispute between the two Houses, which caused the prorogation. The 3r-...Jeant B ERNADOTTE seems to have excited a 0: 11 . e tion of J aco bi n sympathy ; a our „e-I"llitl,liats are as apprehensive as ever of the ae 'til be er . rest oration of that ORDER to which they th e ticll deadly hatr e d. W e re peat. that b;(iten'itinnance of an ille g itim a t e Dy na sty is a "P° l l the h o n our of E urope ; an d t h at „ L e 11111 sttr be stained with a most disgraceful tits ()n if it is not i nstant l y extinguished. () tray or t h e Other, let us, in the name of i nirll( ' l l reason, b consistent;--either let the Sovereigns be punished for their a nce to usurpation, or let GysTaVus be re •arded for ltis:-.—but do not let th e one he praised I t " recompensed f or d o i ng exact l y ( t h oug h, . 11 7 ; 11)e 'bY s e, neither so di s i ntereste dl y nor so Citedly) what another i s a b use d an d injured for 'Aing done. T 1 -EE' DUTIES.-Aii official intimation was " Iv 'yesterday afternoon on this subject to the 4 eelat tr ading i nterests 'connected with- it, stating, l' ih at upon a full consideration of all the cir t Cnlnstances of the case , an d more p a rticularly : with reference to the Act of the 55" Geo. 3. << e ' Bs. (by which Timbei from the British North `: }i llle r, r _ ic an Colonies is exempted from Duty till -311, March, 1820), it is not at present the ``i c nteuti ".of His Majesty's. Government to sub it t ` ) Parliament any alteration of the law, as 4, .tr nosy Sta ndi. respeCt to the importation of ~ 474ber.whetirer trom our own Colonies, or "lon States." Flom this Commut . u. ..,t tl : ve are spu ) , io observe a wavering policy Lave be en k't P i ltSiled on this subject. It would stav e en "'Ore consistent with the principles 4 0 ,: teasur k's of M r . P ITT , if a firm and tili s 're .of conduct had been pursued on as ; indeed, this intimation might. autl "ell have been given in December last, w then th e first ships for the Colonies ould have been ready to have sailed in this • 1' 1 )4(11 °r in the first • week in the next, and 41f' arter s obtai ne d for ships for the remainder the 4 i. se ason. As th e ques ti on is now l e ft, ll tis ingeri ng trade will be carried 'on through c a nd the f o ll ow i ng year, when the ,same un ertaitnies and inconveniences will be again ex- Peri"ce d by the Colonists, Importers and Ship °w'n'ers. Instead Of which, had his Majesty's Go ' lernment declared it to be their intention to CON -IINUE TO woin OUT to the King's Colonies the same enenuragement and protection which they have teeeived since 1 808, we are convinced that more bil 'l' s would have been taken up for the trade than any former period, and more extensive arrange 'Thents mad e for the evablishinent of Saw Mills and 141,11er woiksi.necess‘try to carry on with effect the ,lvlt t fi b er Trade of these Provinces. In addition to an increase of Exports would have follow- T o li Nt beneficial to the English Manufacturers. gilt ntir Readers s ome id e a of this trade, and of its i valise t o t h e Shi pp i ng I nterest , we nee d °II -Y ste te, that in 1816, 783 British Ships (for t Z e Ot her are allowed to be employed in it) of 1'384 tons burthen; and navigated by 8788 A 33l. r ! ti ‘ it Seamen, arrived in Great Britain 'from Northtttsh America ; and to satisfy the Mani,- ' facturersofthe deep interest which they have in this r esti am, we s h a ll mere l y quote f rom t h e pr i nte d • docu ments, that in 1800 th e o ffi c i a l va l u e o f t h e .`4Ports to British North America was 937,824/. 17 s. l Whilst, in 1814, it was 4,080,9901. 9 * 24 .! ! alt increase, whilst it must astonish Persons unacquainted with the practical details of e s ubject, that confirms all the observations we 'nav e so often made upon it, and convince the Ma . Irlufacturing Interests of the importance of• the Trade to thetn. Besides, the Mother Country, its l'er Intercourse with the Colonies, realizes ail the adv.antages of it, direct and collateral. On the Other band, the Timber Trade with the Baltic is 'certainly of a secondary nature, both 'politically 3 neither V : 4 1.3 P 34 TV, and . r ter this ico opened ito-se asstir" 'ding 03 cocoa ry aft" . Several iso Oarri- s, were equalli J r!) the toll}" tr.4re - flit, orld °CO' Of" e oCC.4° n udibif by' th° pnt uts iy , and e AnOSi ts' Fre n els ly it;r tileY • fy0•111 i ntoh , J van' tlac 15 og L r ea ded i'Y with to ) GeV' c c' ~i~le 9 s vesse l ' -kc ft Mittve h v :opul ill 10 clic c tiocoe r I, of P.': , G e org° 000 1) 0- bLLY'"r'. , 4. 1(105' mAs :' co- o FraT 0vi 1314 ~.Ali• - ,:d o ci; !ti Y ! ci. • , P ea a' t 1$ ,hat • jacriti. ,ur reams tia at 11e lit° UP' iolt 4c rt''` '"-- o r IQur to t"e i Pe ljt'' (1;0(55 ,ce tt , ,e 1 ic6CC of rbe of Of tray, and commercially. The Tin'Tier Deals from Nor way'are brought wholly Nor w,tv vessels, and are neatly all raid for in trionOT and bills. Froni 'SWeden 'they are brought in about one-thi);(/ B' ;kb 'vessels ami Igo-thirds-Swedish. Front lirossia, about half British and halt Viuss'in vessels; and from 'Russia; we believe, in about Two-Thirds British vessels. Yet it may be remarked with great truth, that it would have taken '6ll/4 200 ships I+l 131 7 6 to have brought, in the course of that season, froth the Baltic, the sane quantity of wood which it regnired 733 ships to bring thal year from British North Amrrica therefore hope, for these, a'nd in.iny other reasons bearing on this interesting subject, that leis Majesty's Ministers will, before this Session of Parliament is over, give some public assurance that the present system of Woo'd Duties will be adhered to, and made permanent, so that the energies of the Colonists and the British Ship o-wners may be beueficially directed to an exten sion of this Trade, which is so manifestly of the first impresion to the Mother Country. ANOTHER DREADFUL. NIURDER.—About one o'clock yesterday, Mr. &ighton, a carpenter, and his wife, residing opposite B'r'uce Oro . ve, Totten ham, were found murdered in their own house, lying on the floor, by sonic - neighbours, who, not having seen thAn since Friday last, were led to break in. It is supposed, in consequence of a razor being lying close to Mr. Nighton, that the horrid deed was perpetrated by himself.—They had only been married a month, and he was about o commence business on his own account. Sli Il' NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, Fen. 20.—The General Stewart, Granger, passed by from Madras for London; parted from the brig Antelope, bound to this port for orders ; spoke off St. Helena his Majesty's ship Murton, bound for England.—Put back from sea, the Ventrosa and London. PLYMOUTIT, FEB. 19.—Came in the Waterloo, Burney, from Madras for London, with cotton, rice, and indigo; sailed Bth October—no news. Ihrtwicri, FEB. 20.—Arrii - ed the Prince of Orange packet, with mail and passengers from Holland. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 19.--Arrived the Alliance, Rolcliffe, from Buenos Ayres. On the 29th October, in lat. 24. 16. S. long. 35. 7. spoke the Creighton, of and from London, for South Seas, out 43 days. Feb. 10, spoke the Superior, from this port for Philadelphia-14th, spoke the French ship Theolese, from Havre for South Seas—same day, spoke brig. Thomas; of London, 2 days from the Lizard-1 h, spoke the Wellington, flout t his port for Rio Janeiro.—Arrived the Mount Vernon, from New York.—The Sarah, Hopkins, from this port for Boston, was lost on Arklow Bauks 11th iust ant— crety saved. INDIA. The last accounts from India bring nothing very interesting.—MEEli KHAN had ceased to op pose hostile measures to the Raj di of JYPOIIE:, and continued to be the ;met cessor between GHUFFOOR KHAN and the B EIAFE . Th e a ff a i rs of MOOLTAN and DACRUDEEN I'UNNAH were still un settled, and RuNJBET SING Contililted inflexible on the subject of tribute. The 'Marquis of HASTINGS 113(1 arrived at Patna, on his route to the tipper Provinces. . WATatmoo —We learn with much pleasure that the Contributors to the Fund for the relief of the Sufferers of the glolious field of Waterloo,. from Calcutta and the other Presidencies of In dia, under the example and influence of the N, , hie Governor-General, have amounted to nearh 60,0001. This is, indeed, a manifestation of libe rality, of love of country, of recollection of home, and of the sense of merit and of gthtirtitle, matchless in the record, of modern times, as iN the high desert, the great success, and he greater consequences of that great and glorious day of ❑ y energy and devotional courage and skill. Yesterday tie Dukes n Yottic. and CuMREtt• LAND, Puinee ESTEHHAZY, and ih Matirsii AINIGLESEA, visited the PRINCE REGENT at Carl• Tlte PRINCE REGENT gave audiences to Via ccutut CASTLEREAGH, Earl BATHURST, and Count MUNSTER, yesterd,ty c at Carlton Hone. Yesterday morning the Prince of FlEssp. Hom- BURG rode not nn horseback. Selene lliLth ness received visits from the Dike of CUMBER. LAND. the Marquis of ANGLES A, Colonel THORN TON, &C. 111 the evening hil serene Highncss dined ivith the Duke and Duchess of CUMBER LAND _ _ _ Prince LeOPOLD, we are informed by letters (coin Weymouth, became agitated, almost to a state of distraction, on ne4rin t 4 of the Meath Of Dr. CROFT.—iiis Serene Highness certainly will visit the Continent soon ; but before he goes he will pay another melancholy visit to Claremont and its solitary demains.—(Morning Post.) Lord CASTLEREAGH gives a • grand entertain. went on Thursday next, tO a large party of dis tingnished Pursouages, in honour of her Ma- JE , TY'S Birth-day. • A Brussels Paper states, that the Police at Paris had caused several persons to he arrested and placed (miler strict confinenn-nron sn'spicion of being concerned in firing the pistol at the Duke of ‘VELLINGTON. Yesterday the LiiRD MAYOR and Sheriffs went in state to Bow Church, Cheapside, where the annual Sermon was preached before them, and about nine or ten Bishops, for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts. The Summit was preached by the Bishop of CHESTER ; alter which they went to the Nlatbion House, where to sump tuous dinner was provided for iliem by Else LORD MAYOR. POETRY. SONN ET. Til E N'ILLAGP; PA';TOR. The PASTort tvho,heholds his Chtireh . s spire • O'er trees which shade..hishOme ; who far from mock Of worldly fools and er'ry ‘Forldlyshock, Save lor Man's flwal good, feels no desire Beyond the influence of hie little tire: Who as a faithful Shepherd, tends his flack, And bids them, li:se hiltiself, build on the rock Of Faith ; who, fricnd alike to Son and, Sire, Li ali their surrovv, spews abrigacr day To come, guards them from Sin's deltrive wiles, And, as he 1,,u1s them on Salvation's way, Reforms, exhorts, confirms, and reconriles : On snch a man, with head tmlilancli'd or grey, E'cn Angels love to look with fav'ring• smiles. PHILECCLESIAST. s„ ,, Our Correspondent, we presume, was in some degree ed to bis subject by Miss PORTER'S interesting novel; The Pastor's . Fire-siete. , REGISITIt OF FASHION. . FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. ~ Viscount Deerhurst, at the Eatl of Coventty's, fro:n Worcesirrshire ; the Earl and Countess of Sefton, Lord and Lady I‘lolyneux, from Croxteth Hall, in Arlin ton-street ; Lady Mary Erskine, in Curzon-street, May-fair; Capt. Anson, in Queen Anne-street West. DEPARTURES. . , . . General Sir .folm, Lady Ecane, and family, from Hyde Park Hotel, Oxford-street, for Portsmouth. BATti ARRIVALS, FEB. 20.—Marquis Thotnand, CountesS of Cork,. Lord Hay, Lady Cadogan, Lady Gardiner and family, LiidY J. King, Lady J. Morrison, Lady Castle Stuart, Sir F. Wilier, Sir W. Richardson, Sir J. Scott, Sir J. Trunkins, Hell. Mrs. Bridgeman----Rear-AdMiral Fayerinan, Rear-Admiral Sprangcr, ,General NichUlls,--Colonels Bal four, Brown; Chichester, Cola., Gregory—Majors, Andrews, Butler, Varlyon—CaPtai as A il mc r, Goglan, Captain and Mrs. Lethbridge, M'Neale, Sykes, lt'illimore. OF THE ROMAN CATFIOLIC QUESTION. FOR TIIF. SUN. r.litT X. Ma. EDlTOR,—Several readers of these papers have suggested, that the author has treated the subject with too much solemnity, and that though they are unanswerable in point of truth and pro priety, the Catholics at large are very easy and indifferent about sharing civil and poli- tical power, as much so as are the Protestant Dissenters ; that though a certain departed great man,lti his great political wisdom, brou►*ht for ve.atd in Parliament what he was pleased to call their claim to emancipation, as if they ha►l been in thorns ever since the Reformation, it was more to answer his own great purposes in Government than so serve them, thinking that tberebyhe shonld have their suffrage to carry any great point lie ple;rsed, hoWever contrary to their private wishes, having in n►ind his great attempt, near forty years past, to bring the whole- Of the East Indies within his ravenous grasp, wiibout the concurrence of the King. It has also been sAid, that the petitions of the Roman Catholics, since this great Statist ant kill ids Conetivies turned themselves out of office, arenutly s , many political bugbears, mere paper dulls and kites, like scapegoats, bearing 0 1( .6 r sins of resentment against the superior powers that be, in order to frighten them, not unt of their senses, whi h is impossible, but their offices, and to fill them up with all their gods of 'actions idolatry. Why else, it is asked, annually ,resent the sane Per it ions to both Houses of Par lioneut, but to become a thorn in the sides of illinisters, or expose their ranronr over their dis app-inted torthition ! The petitions are their own, rather than the whole body of the Roman Catho lics, %s hick they make their stalking-horse, and handle deceitfully. Now, Sir, if there be any lurking truth in all this, the author of these papers, usefull and in tor►ning as they may be, and as he intends, will either drop the subject or give it a ditThrent turn, for although he has ever thought there is nothing in the world but what deserves a laugh, wicked ness only excepted, it will be no great treat to him to be laughed at, and therefore he will be very much obliged to you, Mr. Editor, for your ol►inio►► on the foregoing suggestions, xvhich will either change the complexiOn of his present dis cussions, or induce him to conclude them. TERR.E FILIUS. *** The Editor will be always glad to receive the Communications of this Writer, in his Own vigorous stile of sound serge and original humour• DUEL.--A meeting took place on that part of Homtslow-heath, leading off a hye-road to Hayes, 00 Thnrsday morning at day-break, beween Cap tain C—N—lt and M--N, Esq. a Gentle man of fortune, in consequence of a dispute re-' !alive to a Lady at Stoki!, near Windsor. The parties fired t wire, an 4 Mr. M-- received the second Shot in the thick part of his arm, and he was considered in much d,nger. _ _ The recovery of the Vessel laden with Port Wine, 1 0deb was wrecked on the Eterland Shoals of Holland thirty years ago, is an extraordinary circumstance ; The Wine still retains r•. beautiful ruby colour, and the flavour is exquisite-SRM!)ICS are now ii nded .bout in the plus{ tasteful circles, and the whole that was saved is expected to- be at the Custom-House, in London, before the 4th of. Much, that the Pnrchasei of the First Blank drawn on that day may chose Four Pipes of ir, and for Shares in proportion, if - the &- Now' is preferred to Port of n different vintage, and which may be received, free of any duty or expence whatever, its suon as the number i 5 drum). POR TETE SUN. THE :'IIA ME 11a. EDITOR,--11.•,fler.tandinvs that it is in the contemplation Of THE. CITY t;y LoNnpr , : to grant: a Lease (ut conrsc for a %aitfable consideration) for the reported purpose of embanliing and en croaching on Hilt, cart of the litter which, according is wAY, from the Horse, Ferry, and 0,0 Millnank, x% it h the design of erecting wharve., laystalls, &c. and there_ by deprivin . g the . public of the, viral and, the fresa air of the River',-1 would thank arty of your flyaders . , it they cold(' inform rue, thyongh the medium of your Paper, upon what STATUTES TUR Crry presume to I%.ase and dispose of that which they hold tit TROs-r for THE VUHt,IC, 'mid having a Committee whose special duty it , is to protect the !liver, who are sworn •to prevent such mea sores, affti to prosecute ail offenders guilty of en-, .croacliments. AN ENQUIRER. P'o It T SUN. ABUSES 'UNDER THE INSOLVENT ACT. , . MR. EDITOR, 7 ---Practieal experience being al.. ways the best auxiliary to improvement, and the just administration ,of, the Laws their best pro r ection, the, following.remorks are offered as trative lit: abuses which, while they justify coots. plaints, may furnish s, , iggestions for their re moval. Doubtless many jujuries hare resulted individuals from the smuttier of executing, the act in crestion, ano several of them rosy be traced to the causes heteinafter assigned., The Courts at Westminster, and most other Courts of .11ecort, have established regulations for keeping the practice.of such Courts under proper restraint, and confining it to responsible' hands, and this is. perfectly just ; for it is with Low, if not w::111 Relight!), Mut which, is hest ad ministered isbest. The conduct of the Judge is praiseworthy, but the practice of the, Court is, its some cases, abused. lii all other Courts (very properly) professional men, and theq only, are in trusted with the conduct of causes before such Courts. In the Insolvent Court, he is considered as the fittest Agent for the Debtors who has him self passed the ordeal of insolvency and imprison ment. NVith most of the Practitioners in the In solvent Court, this seems to be t he 4 best recom- . 'oratorio's ; for the moment a man gets dis charged from prison by the Act, he considers him self qualified to undet take the liberation of others, and commences a practitioner of the Late, under - the denonsh.ation of Agent. Very serious evils arise to the community and to the profession, and ultimately to the• debtor also : to the 'commu nity as not having the frill effects of legislative pro visions intended for the restitution of property- to the members of the profession, as deprived, its some cases, of their rights to legititwate prac tice—and to the debtor-,as exposed to - ie-coptiou and harassing inquiry, in consequence of irregular • procedure in obtaining their release. These Agents of the Insolvent Court consider that they are, in virtue of that character, quali fied to practice also in the other Cool ts of,.Law ; and several of them actually issue Writs for the converdeuce of debtors willing to become. cap tives, flobeases• for removal, and Sope.sedeases for discharge. They also proem e lot unprin cipled debtors, tVrrts of Ertor for the delay of jost,demands. Some of them ate cloaked to to borrowed pltones, and use the names of oCe(!v at tornies, whilst others, with an unblushing (drum 'cry, appear in their Own garb of assurance, and after practising many evasions to keep a debtor front prison, surrender him I here to deceive his ere ' altos.; ; and, whilst they are allowed to practise in .the Court, regular Xturnies will be reluctant to intermix with I hem. The authorised Attorney, who has paid ONE lIUN DEED GUINEAS Ilium becoming art icled,and p - robably ONE THOUSAND POUNDS bk•fore adilliSSloO to prac tice Outing five years as a Clerk), and who, after admission, pays twelve pounds per annum for his licence to practise, can always be resorted to for information with respect to the conduct of the imprisoned Client and 'his affairs ; and no con scientious man will object to a disclosure of truth. He is liable to reproof and responsibility for his condixt, the Court in he is admitted hay iog a proper controul over him. But many of these soi disunt Agents, front their übiquity or in significance, evade responsibility and defy correc tion. The certificated Attorney, who has probably rendered essential services in keeping - his Client out of a prison, finds him at last a willing captive under the abuses complained of ; and instead of being compensated for the faithful discharge of his duties, he is considered only in the ordinary cha racter of a Creditor for his just earni►:gs, and is as a professional actuary, and the new Agent for •tiuc Debtor presents to him a ropy of ;L wirewoveu schedule in payment of his debt ; and the Debtor himself may experience subsequent difficulties from ill-judged confidence. If the practice of the Court was limited to pro fessional men only, the objects of the law would be protected by responsibility, and the affairs of the Insolvent would be more satisfactorily known than under the present practice. If indeed the Debtor is really too poor to em ploy :t professional man, duly authorised, he may always, if deserving, obtain assistance front the Benevolent Fund of the TH ATC II ED HOUSE So- CIETY ; and it would strengthen his petition, if the Attorney formerly employed by him -could be called itpon to vouch fin• the justice of his appeal to charity. Or allow the legitimate Attorney the full benefit of his practice, ar:d he will not be less indulgent to poverty than the i nt rusive A ;v;l t. It is submitted that a Parliamentary enactment (for the Court has not the power) would, by coy reeting. such abuses, remedy many of the evils justly complained in the execut.hm of the Act ; and the commission of frauds . woold in ;x great de gree be checked and prevented. The interests of Creditors would be' better promoted by a restitu tion of the Debtor's means; the character of a liberal profession would be rescued from the scan dal and obloquy due to those only who abuse its privilege; the j.sst benefits of the Act would be s ecured to the Debtor, and the measure of rune/ I would be approved of by the community. • I Temple, Feb. 1.9, .1818, . W. M.